Early estimates say as fewer than 50 people in Wisconsin have been able to sign up for health insurance through health.gov in the site's first week.

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Donovan Slack
Gannett Washington Bureau

More than two weeks after opening, the website where people can sign up for coverage under the health care reform law is still a technical mess with few people able to log on or compare rates, much less buy insurance coverage.

Federal officials have so far refused to provide data showing just how few, but Wisconsin officials did their own survey, and Insurance Commissioner Ted Nickel says fewer than 50 people were able to sign up through healthcare.gov during the first week.

By comparison, in Minnesota, which is not relying on the federal website, some 5,500 people applied for coverage through ...